Heidi was a good baby on the plane and did not make a fuss at all. It was good that it was a short trip so once we had settled into our seats, we gave her a bottle of milk and once she had finished, it was almost time to land!
Upon arrival, we rented a van which could fit 12 of us comfortably for RM350 for the 3 days. All in all, it was quite reasonable as the van used diesel which was much cheaper than petrol. It also gave us the flexibility of going and coming at our own time.
We had booked the trip via AirAsiaGo and we chose this hotel called Langkawi Lagoon Resort which was supposed to be 4 star. It was also conveniently located near the airport which was good for us travelling in a big group. However, a few weeks prior to the trip, I checked out some reviews on the hotel and found that it was not really good, so we were definitely quite apprehensive approaching the hotel. Upon arrival, we thought that our worst fears were confirmed as the facade of the hotel looked in need of a serious makeover and the lobby was quite small. But upon walking to the entrance to the pool and beach, the view of the sea and the hotel's private beach was really nice.
The hotel also had accommodation with chalets perched on the water called Sea Villas. Our package did not include those rooms however, we just had the normal deluxe hillview rooms.
We were hoping that our rooms would be clean and comfortable, considering the bad reviews we had read about the hotel. We had booked 4 rooms, and the hotel was nice enough to give us all the rooms on the same floor with 2 pairs of rooms next to each other. For once, the actual room was nicer than the photos shown on the internet so we were pleasantly surprised. The room was large, with a chaise lounge that could sleep an extra person. There was also a kitchenette which was useful for us travelling with little ones and the bathroom was marble tiled up to ceiling height. 3 rooms were ready when we arrived, only Hubby's parents' room was not, so they waited in our room while their room was being prepared.
You can read my review of the hotel on TripAdvisor here
After putting down our luggage, we headed out to look for a quick bite, and guess where we ended up? McDonald's! It was the easiest and quickest option considering that the children were very hungry. There was one located at Pantai Cenang just next door to Langkawi Underwater World.
Heidi also had her late lunch there - milk!
After that, we headed back to the hotel for some rest and for the kids to go swimming. Heidi really liked the big bed in our room, I suppose because there was plenty of space for her to roll around! She couldn't stop smiling :)
And of course, what Hannah really enjoyed was the swimming! Below are some photos of her enjoying the pool with her cousins.
Heidi was looking at the pool and all the while lunging towards it, and we could see that she really wanted to go in too! But since she just recovered from cough and flu, swimming was a no-no for her, so she just had to be content with dipping her legs in the pool. She enjoyed that pretty much too, kicking her legs about.
After a fun time of swimming, we headed out again to Pantai Cenang to have dinner. We found a seafood restaurant and ordered some dishes with rice. We did not order any fish at first, but my father-in-law requested them to steam a fish. We were told at first that the price was RM10 per 100g which is very pricey, but it would not be an issue if it was fresh. When the fish came, it was quite a disappointment as it was overcooked and tough. We complained to the restaurant so they gave us a small discount of the original price of RM100.
Heidi was fast asleep throughout dinner as it was past her bed time, and Hannah was also almost ready for bed as she did not have her afternoon nap.
Part 2 of our trip will be in the next post.
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